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Horror-Themed Weddings

Of all the thousands of ways a person could plan their wedding, one of the most intriguing is to honor the love of horror. Being an individual is critical to horror-lovers. By natures, the goths and the horror hounds tend to know that their interests and proclivities don't fit into regular population, so they become loners often times and isolated. But, when a wedding is called for, it is one time to assert their individuality and say, "I am so okay with what I love, that I want everyone to share in this experience and honor that I am unique."How often in our lifetimes are we called on to put on a show? Weddings and funerals are the main events for spectacles that include audiences, ceremony, music, and honoring lives.

There are Edgar Allan Poe Gothic, Phantom of the Opera types of weddings that look like something out of a dark castle in the Victorian Era or Medieval Times. Then, there are specific horror-themed weddings including zombies or vampires, ghosts or serial killers. There are also more playful fantasy-related wedding themes. It all depends on the degree by which the couple wants to exert their obsessions and creativity. There is no greater opportunity for horror theater than a wedding and all the dynamics that can capture the visuals, atmosphere, foods, music, and moods that a couple adores.

Locations can include anything from cemeteries and gothic churches to underground bunkers, dark forests, and empty warehouses. Setting the mood for the wedding is critical. Horror wedding cakes challenge even the best bakers but the results can be stunning -

The town of Hawthorne, Nevada harbors a big 18-mile x 8-mile lake called Walker Lake. It also houses a guarded "Naval Undersea Warfare Center." This amazing lake has not one structure to support the locals enjoying a swim or some fishing, but does have some kind of base along its western edge. It has also been associated with some pretty amazing conjecture.

Carve out eye sockets to be big holes. Carve out mouth so it's a grimacing hole. Carve out cheekbone slashes like skeleton look.

Mix 2 parts glue to 1 part water. Cut burlap into uneven pieces. Fray the edges by pulling on them and letting strings unravel. Dip into the glue/water mix, wring it out and place around the head. Use straight pins to pin it down on curves so it sticks. In a few hours it will dry hard.

Now, take black paint and thin out with some water - about 2 parts black paint to one part water. Dip brush into it, now push brush into the pores of the burlap so the black goes into the holes. Take a baby wipe a…